2 the do list 9 habits stop now习惯Not Ot Do列表现在停止.pdfVIP

“Not-to-do”listsareoftenmoreeffectivethanto-dolistsforupgradingperformance.

Thereasonissimple:whatyoudon’tdodetermineswhatyoucando.

Hereareninestressfulandcommonhabitsthatentrepreneursandofficeworkersshouldstrive

toeliminate.Thebulletsarefollowedbymoredetaileddescriptions.Focusononeortwoata

time,justasyouwouldwithhigh-priorityto-doitems.I’vewordedtheminno-to-doactionform:

1.Donotanswercallsfromunrecognizedphonenumbers

Feelfreetosurpriseothers,butdon’tbesurprised.Itjustresultsinunwantedinterruptionand

poornegotiatingposition.Letitgotovoicemail,andconsiderusingaservicelikeGrandCentral

(youcanlistentopeopleleavingvoicemail)orSimulscribe(receivevoicemailsase-mail).

2.Donote-mailfirstthinginthemorningorlastthingatnight

Theformerscramblesyourprioritiesandplansfortheday,andthelatterjustgivesyou

insomnia.E-mailcanwaituntil10am,afteryou’vecompletedatleastoneofyourcriticalto-do

items…

3.Donotagreetomeetingsorcallswithnoclearagendaorendtime

Ifthedesiredoutcomeisdefinedclearlywithastatedobjectiveandagendalisting

topics/questionstocover,nomeetingorcallshouldlastmorethan30minutes.Requestthem

inadvancesoyou“canbestprepareandmakegooduseofthetimetogether.”

4.Donotletpeopleramble

Forget“how’sitgoing?”whensomeonecallsyou.Stickwith“what’sup?”or“I’minthemiddle

ofgettingsomethingout,butwhat’sgoingon?”AbigpartofGTDisGTP—GettingTothe

Point.

5.Donotchecke-mailconstantly—“batch”andcheckatsettimesonly

Ibelaborthispointenough.Getofftheepelletdispenserandfocusonexecutionofyour

topto-do’sinsteadofrespondingtomanufacturedemergencies.Setupastrategic

autoresponderandcheck